激情晨讀英語美文 第七章 追隨你的夢想:選擇樂觀

[ti:] [ar:] [al:] [by:]聽力課堂 pm4x.cn [00:05.34]Chapter Seven Catch the Star That Will Take You to Your Dreams [00:09.61]Catch the star that holds your destiny [00:12.45]the one that forever twinkles in your heart. [00:14.75]Always believe that your ultimate goal is attainable [00:18.36]as long as you commit yourself to it. [00:20.43]The greatest gifts in life are not purchased [00:23.28]but acquired through hard work and determination. [00:25.90]You are capable of making your brightest dreams come true. [00:29.95]Give your hopes everything you’ve got [00:31.81]and you will catch the star that holds your destiny. [00:34.44]——Shannon M. Lester [00:48.43]Choose Optimism [00:49.75]By Rich DeVos [00:51.94]If you expect something to turn out badly, [00:53.90]it probably will. [00:55.65]Pessimism is seldom disappointed. [00:57.73]But the same principle also works in reverse. [01:01.01]If you expect good things to happen, [01:02.87]they usually do! [01:04.84]There seems to be a natural cause-and-effect relationship [01:07.35]between optimism and success. [01:09.43]Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces, [01:13.15]and each of us must choose which we want [01:16.87]to shape our outlook and our expectations. [01:19.27]There is enough good and bad in everyone’s life — [01:22.23]ample sorrow and happiness, [01:24.52]sufficient joy and pain — [01:26.17]to find a rational basis for either optimism or pessimism. [01:30.32]We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or curse. [01:33.71]It’s our decision: [01:35.56]From which perspective do we want to view life? [01:38.63]Will we look up in hope or down in despair? [01:41.58]I believe in the upward look. [01:43.77]I choose to highlight the positive and slip [01:47.05]right over the negative. [01:49.02]I am an optimist by choice as much as by nature. [01:51.97]Sure, I know that sorrow exists. [01:54.60]I am in my 70s now, [01:56.23]and I’ve lived through more than one crisis. [01:58.53]But when all is said and done, [02:00.39]I find that the good in life far outweighs the bad. [02:03.56]An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; [02:06.41]it’s a necessity. [02:07.61]The way you look at life will determine how you feel, [02:10.45]how you perform, [02:11.65]and how well you will get along with other people. [02:14.39]Conversely, negative thoughts, attitudes, [02:17.67]and expectations feed on themselves; [02:20.18]they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. [02:22.59]Pessimism creates a dismal place where no one wants to live. [02:26.86]Optimism doesn’t need to be naive. [02:29.70]You can be an optimist and still recognize that problems exist [02:33.53]and that some of them are not dealt with easily. [02:36.15]But what a difference optimism makes [02:38.89]in the attitude of the problem solver! [02:41.07]Optimism diverts our attention away from negativism [02:45.34]and channels it into positive, [02:47.31]constructive thinking. [02:48.51]When you’re an optimist, [02:50.04]you’re more concerned with problem-solving [02:52.23]than with useless carping about issues. [02:54.42]In fact, without optimism, [02:56.82]issues as big and ongoing as poverty have no hope of solution. [03:00.98]It takes a dreamer — someone with hopelessly optimistic ideas, [03:05.02]great persistence, and unlimited confidence — [03:08.41]to tackle a problem that big. [03:10.71]It’s your choice.

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激情晨讀英語美文 第七章 追隨你的夢想:選擇樂觀

Catch the star that holds your destiny, the one that forever twinkles within your heart.  Always believe that your ultimate goal is attainable as long as you commit yourself to it.

當生命中的那顆星在你內(nèi)心閃耀的時候，要學會把握它，永遠相信只要自己持之以恒，就一定能夠?qū)崿F(xiàn)自己心中的夢想。

The greatest gifts in life are not purchased, but acquired through hard work and determination. You are capable of making your brightest dreams come true. Give your hopes everything you've got and you will catch the star that holds your destiny.

生活里最豐厚的禮物不是買來的，而是通過艱苦的努力和決心獲得的。你有能力實現(xiàn)你最輝煌的夢想。對即得的懷抱希望并抓住那顆掌控你命運的星吧。

Choose Optimism--By Rich De Vos

　　If you expect something to turn out badly, it probably will.Pessimism is seldom disappointed. But the same principle also works in reverse. If you expect good things to happen, they usually do! There seems to be a natural cause-and-effect relationship between optimism and success.

　　Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces, and each of us must choose which we want to shape our outlook and our expectations. There is enough good and bad in everyone’s life — ample sorrow and happiness, sufficient joy and pain — to find a rational basis for either optimism or pessimism. We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or curse. It’s our decision: From which perspective do we want to view life? Will we look up in hope or down in despair?

　　I believe in the upward look. I choose to highlight the positive and slip right over the negative. I am an optimist by choice as much as by nature. Sure, I know that sorrow exists. I am in my 70s now, and I’ve lived through more than one crisis. But when all is said and done, I find that the good in life far outweighs the bad.

　　An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a necessity. The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along with other people. Conversely, negative thoughts, attitudes, and expectations feed on themselves; they become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Pessimism creates a dismal place where no one wants to live.

選擇樂觀

　　假如你預期某事會有不妙的結(jié)果，結(jié)局也許就真的不妙——悲觀的想法很少落空。但這個法則反過來也同樣成立：如果你自感鴻運當頭，通常就會有好運降臨!在樂觀與成功之間似乎有一種天然的因果關(guān)系。

　　樂觀和悲觀都是強大的力量，我們每個人都必須在這兩者之間做出選擇，從而給我們對未來的展望和預期染上或明或暗的色彩。每個人的生命中都有足夠多的幸與不幸——數(shù)不清的哀傷和喜悅，歡欣與痛苦——給我們樂觀或悲觀的理由。我們可以選擇哭或是笑，祝?；蚴窃{咒。我們可以選擇用什么樣的眼光去看待生活——是昂首去尋找希望抑或垂頭在絕望中逡巡。

　　我喜歡向上看。我會把注意力集中在生活中光明的一面，忽略那些陰暗的角落。天性和個人選擇是我成了一個樂觀主義者。當然，我知道生命中總有傷痛，年逾古稀的我曾不止一次經(jīng)歷過危機。但是，當一切塵埃落定，我發(fā)現(xiàn)生命中的美好遠遠比丑惡為多。

　　樂觀的態(tài)度不是一種奢侈品;它是我們生活的必需。你看待生活的方式將決定你的感受、你的表現(xiàn)，以及你與他人相處得怎樣。反過來，悲觀的想法、態(tài)度和預期也會自成因果：它們是能自我實現(xiàn)的預言。悲觀會制造出無人愿望的黑暗處所。

Optimism doesn’t need to be naïve. We can be an optimist and still recognize that the problems exist and that some of them are not dealt with easily. But what a difference optimism makes in the attitude of the problem solver? Optimism diverts our attention away from negativism and channels it into positive, constructive thinking. When you are an optimist, you’re more concerned with problem-solving than with useless carping about issues. In fact, without optimism, issues as big and ongoing as poverty have no hope of solution. It takes a dreamer--- some  with hopelessly optimistic ideas, great persistence, and unlimited confidence – to tackle a problem that big. It’s your choice.
樂觀并不需要變得幼稚，我們可以在成為樂觀者的同時，仍意識到有問題存在，有些甚至難以解決。但是，樂觀使解決問題的態(tài)度有所不同！樂觀會使我們把注意力從消極轉(zhuǎn)向積極的、建設(shè)性的思考上。如果你是一個樂觀者，會更關(guān)心問題的解決而不是毫無價值地怨天尤人。事實上，如果沒有樂觀主義精神，一些現(xiàn)存的巨大問題，如貧窮，就毫無希望解決它。它需要一個夢想家---一個擁有絕對樂觀、矢志不移、堅定信念的人---來解決這個巨大的問題。樂觀，或是悲觀，在于你的選擇。